megbánt

Megbánt is a Hungarian verb meaning to regret or feel remorse about something one has done or failed to do. It is formed with the prefix meg- added to the root bán/ bánt, giving a perfective sense. The basic infinitive is megbánni, and the verb is used to express regret about actions, decisions, or consequences, often with a following clause or object.

Common usage includes constructions such as megbánni valamit (to regret something) or megbánni, hogy + clause (to regret that...). The verb is typically used with a subject that experiences the regret, for example in present or past tense forms like megbánom (I regret) or megbántam (I regretted). Example sentences include Megbántam, hogy elmentem a találkozóra (I regret that I went to the meeting) and Megbántam a döntést (I regret the decision).

Etymology and related forms: megbántni derives from the prefix meg- and the verb bán, which expresses sorrow or regret. The related noun megbánás denotes the feeling or process of regret, and megbánásra utalhatott is used in discussions of remorse. The word is a standard part of everyday Hungarian and appears in both spoken and written language.

See also: bánat (sorrow), megbánás (remorse), megbánni (to regret). Note that while megbánt is primarily used to denote personal regret, Hungarian verbs with prefix meg- can have nuanced uses depending on context, tense, and object.